I04 INDEX TO THE PACIFIC ISLANDS. 



Meatna, islet of the Tongan group. 



Meek, islet of Kwadjalin, Marshall islands. 



IMedjit, see Miadi of the Marshall islands. 6. 



Meduro, see Majuro of the Marshall islands. 



Mefur, a low, uninhabited island lo m. long on the north coast of New Guinea. 



Mehetia, a form of Maitea of the Society islands. 20. 



Meiwa, islet east from Yeina in the Louisiade archipelago. ii° 22' S., 153° 30' K. 



Mej, islet on the west coast of Ebon, Marshall islands. 4" 36' 30" N., 168° 41' 30" K. 



Mekinley, in China strait, 200 ft. high. 10° 33' S., 150" 43' 35" E. 



Mekundratiga, a low island 1.2X0.2 m. Fiji. 17" 24' 16" s., 178° 58' 50" H.O 



Melb(nirne, see Tenarunga, Panmotn archipelago. 21^ 22' S., 136° 34' w. 



Meli, a low, inhabited islet of Fate, New Hebrides. 



Mellittl, islet on the southeast coast of Marua of the Trobriand group. 9" 09' S., 



152' 57' K- 

 Mellu, islets of Kwadjalin of the Marshall islands. 

 Melville, .'^ee Hikueru of the Paumotu archipelago. 21. 

 Mende, islet on the east side of Willaumez peninsula, New Britain. 

 Mentschikow, see Kwadjalin, Marshall islands. 

 Menu (La), islet of Tasiko, New Hebrides. 



Meoko, better Mioko, inhabited islet of the Duke of York group. New Ireland. 

 Meosnum, in Geelvink bay on the north coast of New Guinea; 12-14 m. long, i m. 



wide. 1° 29' S., 135" 14' R. 

 Mer or Murray, with Dauer and Waier within one reef. Inhabitants Papuan. 9°54's., 



144" 02' E. 

 Meralaba, see INIerlav of the New Hebrides. 

 Merat, 3-4 m. in circumference, on the New Guinea coast. 

 Mercury or D'Haussez, on the coast of New Zealand. 36' 40' s., 175° 45' E. 

 Merig or St. Claire, is between Merlav and Gaua of the Banks islands; 200 ft. high. 



Population, 15-20. 14° 17' S., 167° 50' E. 

 Merite, of the French islands, Bismarck archipelago, is about 5 m. E-w by 4 m., and 



2150 ft. high; near New Britain. \ 56' s., 149° 07' E. 

 Merlav, Meralaba or Star Peak of the New Hebrides, is 2900 ft. high. Population 



about 700. A Mission station. 14° 29' S., 167° 59' E. 

 MeSSUm, a raised coral island of the Louisiade archipelago. 

 Meta, islet on the north coast of New Guinea, which with Gressien forms Dallmaun 



harbor. 

 Metia, see Makatea, Paumotu archipelago. 30. 

 Metis, of the Tongan group, was first noticed in 1875 by Metis 75 m. from Falcon 



island. It was 29 ft. high; after an eruption it rose to 150 ft.; now a shoal bank. 



19° 11' S., 174° 49' w. 

 Metoma, between Aliddle and North of the Torres group, is about 450 ft. high. 



1.5 X 0.7 m. 



Mewadi, islet north from Duau, D'Entrecasteaux group. 9" 50' S., 150° 55' E. 



Mewstone, see Moturina of the Louisiade archipelago. 



Meyer, off the east coast of Raoul, Kermadec islands. 



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